1. What are you good at? I'm very good at drawing.
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at? I feel great and relax.
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at? I would feel mad and i would it anyway.
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more (not having anything to do with the rabbit!).
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
Example: sample conflict : Tayo needs to find a rabbit. sample predicted resolution: He will find the one he lost.
conflict 1:The wolf would not eat. predicted resolution 1:Tao will help the the wolf find food.
conflict 2:Volt is mad at Tao and he can came back. predicted resolution 2:Tao will become friends with him.
Answer the questions below
Chapter 2
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating?He has a bone splinter in in jaw.
2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem?tao pulls it out!
2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? Why might this be a bad idea? It might be a good idea going into the slough because of the food ,but it might be a bad idea because it is a taboo.
Answer the questions below
1. In chapter 1, what does Tao really want to learn to do? A. draw
B. hunt
C. make a flint knife
D. control fire
2. In chapter 2, what is stuck in the wolf's jaw?
A. food B. a bone splinter
C. part of a tree
D. a flint knife
Chapter 3
3. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?
A. walk on a leash
B. swim the river C. hunt
D. escape Volt
4. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
A. he is going to hunt with the dog
B. the dog's name is Ram
C. he is going to look for his parents since he doesn't know who they are D. he is going to hunt alone but bring back food to the camp
5. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel. I don't know why you are so different. Maybe we should have left you at the cliff. You don't hunt or gather what good are you! Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. What are the qualities of her character? List 3 qualities. Find evidence in the chapter to support your ideas. Tao's mother is very brave because she would fight to keep him alive. Very caring because she would feed him though the harsh winter.
Very artistic because she would make bracelets and just give them out.
Answer the following questions
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?Tao tries to draw a horse and a wolf dog.
2. Which is easier for him and why? A wolf dog is easy because Ram is a wolf dog.
HOMEWORK Thursday, October 15, 2009 Read Chapter 6
CLASSWORK Friday, October 16, 2009
Answer the following questions
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?He broke going into the slough and hunting with the wolf dog.
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? Graybeard doesn't know that Tao draws.
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging? He is acknowledging that Volt only thinks of demons but, he means well.
HOMEWORK Friday, October 16, 2009
Read Chapter 7
CLASSWORK Monday, October 19, 2009
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter.
1. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? I disagree with Graybeard because who's going to see him draw, it makes the young boy happy leave him alone!!
2. What about if someone today told you about the thing you most love to do that, "It is taboo. Whether you believe in it or not makes no difference. It is taboo. It is the rule of our society and you must live by it." Would you agree with them? Explain your answer. I would not agree because I like to draw and I would do it anyway. Who are they to tell me that i can and can not do something.
HOMEWORK Monday, October 19, 2009
Read Chapter 8
CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways. The author examines this theme in a stone age setting.
Imagine a similar situation today. Imagine a young person who wants to do something with their life that is different from what is normally expected in our society.
What situation did you imagine? I image a young girl who family expects her to do better than everyone and to go be a doctor or a lawyer but she doesn't she wants to be a artist.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's expectations? Give your opinion.
I think she should go and follow her dreams because who are they to tell her what to be and what to do in my future!) :<
HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Read Chapter 9
CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
What does this tell you about his character?
HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Read Chapter 10
CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
2. What almost happened to Tao?
HOMEWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009
Read Chapter 11
CLASSWORK Friday, October 23, 2009
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
HOMEWORK Friday, October 23, 2009
Read Chapter 12
CLASSWORK Monday, October 26, 2009
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?
HOMEWORK Monday, October 26, 2008
Read Chapter 13
CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.
HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Read Chapter 14
CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?
HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Read Chapter 15
CLASSWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?
Read Chapter 17 together in class (not for homework)
Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.
HOMEWORK Friday, October 30, 2009
Read Chapter 18
CLASSWORK Monday, November 2, 2009
Chapter 18
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?
Extra Credit
Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You can add new characters if you want.
Prewrite
1. What are you good at?I'm very good at drawing.
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?
I feel great and relax.
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?
I would feel mad and i would it anyway.
ELLYS POEM QUESTIONS HERE
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more (not having anything to do with the rabbit!).2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.
Example:
sample conflict : Tayo needs to find a rabbit.
sample predicted resolution: He will find the one he lost.
conflict 1:The wolf would not eat.
predicted resolution 1:Tao will help the the wolf find food.
conflict 2:Volt is mad at Tao and he can came back.
predicted resolution 2:Tao will become friends with him.
Answer the questions below
Chapter 2
1. Why wasn't the wolf eating?He has a bone splinter in in jaw.2. What was the resolution of the wolf's problem?tao pulls it out!
2. Tao entered the slough. Why was this a good idea? Why might this be a bad idea?
It might be a good idea going into the slough because of the food ,but it might be a bad idea because it is a taboo.
Answer the questions below
1. In chapter 1, what does Tao really want to learn to do?
A. draw
B. hunt
C. make a flint knife
D. control fire
2. In chapter 2, what is stuck in the wolf's jaw?
A. food
B. a bone splinter
C. part of a tree
D. a flint knife
Chapter 3
3. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?A. walk on a leash
B. swim the river
C. hunt
D. escape Volt
4. What decision does Tao tell Volt?
A. he is going to hunt with the dog
B. the dog's name is Ram
C. he is going to look for his parents since he doesn't know who they are
D. he is going to hunt alone but bring back food to the camp
5. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel.
I don't know why you are so different. Maybe we should have left you at the cliff. You don't hunt or gather what good are you!
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. What are the qualities of her character? List 3 qualities. Find evidence in the chapter to support your ideas.
Tao's mother is very brave because she would fight to keep him alive. Very caring because she would feed him though the harsh winter.
Very artistic because she would make bracelets and just give them out.
Answer the following questions
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?Tao tries to draw a horse and a wolf dog.2. Which is easier for him and why? A wolf dog is easy because Ram is a wolf dog.
HOMEWORK Thursday, October 15, 2009 Read Chapter 6
CLASSWORK Friday, October 16, 2009
Answer the following questionsChapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?He broke going into the slough and hunting with the wolf dog.
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? Graybeard doesn't know that Tao draws.
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?
He is acknowledging that Volt only thinks of demons but, he means well.
HOMEWORK Friday, October 16, 2009
Read Chapter 7CLASSWORK Monday, October 19, 2009
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter.1. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? I disagree with Graybeard because who's going to see him draw, it makes the young boy happy leave him alone!!
2. What about if someone today told you about the thing you most love to do that, "It is taboo. Whether you believe in it or not makes no difference. It is taboo. It is the rule of our society and you must live by it." Would you agree with them? Explain your answer.
I would not agree because I like to draw and I would do it anyway. Who are they to tell me that i can and can not do something.
HOMEWORK Monday, October 19, 2009
Read Chapter 8CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Chapter 8An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways. The author examines this theme in a stone age setting.
Imagine a similar situation today. Imagine a young person who wants to do something with their life that is different from what is normally expected in our society.
What situation did you imagine?
I image a young girl who family expects her to do better than everyone and to go be a doctor or a lawyer but she doesn't she wants to be a artist.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's expectations? Give your opinion.
I think she should go and follow her dreams because who are they to tell her what to be and what to do in my future!) :<
HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Read Chapter 9CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Chapter 9Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
What does this tell you about his character?
HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Read Chapter 10CLASSWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009
Chapter 101. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
2. What almost happened to Tao?
HOMEWORK Thursday, October 22, 2009
Read Chapter 11CLASSWORK Friday, October 23, 2009
Chapter 11Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
HOMEWORK Friday, October 23, 2009
Read Chapter 12CLASSWORK Monday, October 26, 2009
Chapter 121. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?
HOMEWORK Monday, October 26, 2008
Read Chapter 13CLASSWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Chapter 131. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.
HOMEWORK Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Read Chapter 14CLASSWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Chapter 141. Why does Tao cross the river?
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?
HOMEWORK Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Read Chapter 15CLASSWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009
Chapter 15What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?
HOMEWORK Thursday, October 29, 2009
Read Chapter 16CLASSWORK Friday, October 30, 2009
Chapter 16Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question.
Read Chapter 17 together in class (not for homework)
Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.
HOMEWORK Friday, October 30, 2009
Read Chapter 18CLASSWORK Monday, November 2, 2009
Chapter 18Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?
Extra Credit
Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You can add new characters if you want.